setup recipe for moon shooting

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Permalink Reply by Daina Baker on August 25, 2010 at 7:46pm

Here is one that I consider to be quite sharp. The settings used are: Shooting mode = AE, Shutter speed = 1/160, Aperture 5.6, Evaluative metering, ISO 800, 400 mm, Auto white balance. One thing you need to remember is that the moon is always moving.

Permalink Reply by Manuel Pacheco on August 26, 2010 at 6:00am

Thank you Daina! I´ll try this settings next time.

Permalink Reply by Manuel Pacheco on August 30, 2010 at 11:56am

I think this is my best moon´s picture.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Meyers on September 15, 2011 at 8:22pm

I used everything but bumped the ISO down to 100. It was really a bright and clear night. I use a Canon 7d with a 70-200mm 2.8 lens. There was some cropping for this. I also shot in RAW.

Permalink Reply by Tex Bacalian on September 23, 2011 at 10:15pm

Hi Manuel,

If you want to get lunar details like craters and hills, don't shoot the full moon. The full moon will  give you a flat image. It is the shadows created by sunlight coming at an angle that shows the lunar details. When the moon is high in the sky, your shutter speed would be about 1/125" to 1/200" and ISO-100. Slow shutter speeds will create a bright image like a lamp in the sky. If the moon is low, you will need a slower shutter speed 1/30 - 1/60" or experiment with even slower speeds. Good luck with shooting the moon.

Tex